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Dictionary translations for "pomme de discorde"

la pomme de discorde f noun

pl. pommes de discorde

bone of contention (groupe nominal, au sens figuré)

Contexts with "pomme de discorde"

Le Docteur Zamenhof ne nous a pas fourni de règles concernant l'emploi de la ponctuation en espéranto car il savait bien quelle pomme de discorde cela constituerait. Dr. Zamenhof didn’t give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be.

Ce cycle de suspicion et de discorde doit prendre fin. This cycle of suspicion and discord must end.

Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité. How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.

Quand la pomme de terre fut-elle introduite au Japon ? When were potatoes introduced into Japan?

La pomme de terre est originaire des hauts plateaux d'Amérique latine. The potato is native to the highlands of Central and South America.

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